Lady s collar



(No Model.)

G. N. MARCH. LADYS COLLAR.

No. 345,911. Patented July 20, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE N. MAROE, OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNoR'To'THE IRERLENEcOLLAR COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAInE.

LADYS COLLAR.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,911, dated July 20,1886.

Application filed December .26, 1885.

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE N. MARoII, of \Vatertown, in the county ofMiddlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Collars, of which the following is a descriptionsufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, refer- IO ence being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan View Ofmy improved collar, represented as unfolded; Fig.2,an isometricalperspective View representing it as folded.

[5 Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line :0 w of Fig. 1.

Likelettcrs of referenceindicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of collars for ladies wear which arecomposed of paper or cloth-faced paper which permanently retains itscreases or folds and is not designed to be laundered after use, andwhich are provided with capes; and it consists in a novel constructionand arrangement of the parts, as

hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed,

by which is produced a better fitting and appearing article of thischaracterthan is now in ordinary use.

The nature oftheiinprovenientwill be readily understood by allconversant with such matters from the following explanation:

The drawings illustrate a collar comprising a band, A, flap B, and capeD. The lower edge of the band is cut on an upwardly-curved line from 00to 0, and the outer edge of the flap on an upwardly-curved line from mto in, these lines or curves being in parallelism with each O otherthroughout their length. A folding crease or indentation, C, is formedbetween the band A and flap B. This crease is also curved upwardly, butits curvature is less than that of the collar at the lower edge of theband 5 from a: to a", or the outer edge of the flap from m to m, or itforms the arc of a circle which is greater in diameter than therespective circles of which the curves as x and m m are arcs, thusmaking the band wider at either end from its Serial No. 156,772. (Nomodel.)

lower edge at f to the crease at r than it is at 0 the center or fromits lower edge at o to the crease at t, and the flap wider at its centeror from its inner edge at t to its outer edge at it than itis at eitherend or from its inner edge at r to its outer edge at I).

The cape D is composed of muslin, linen, or any other suitable material,and is attached to the lower edge of the band A by a row or series ofstitches, y, in the usual manner.

In ordinary collars of this character thelower 6 edge of the band is cuton astraight line from a: to w, and the outer edge of the flap on acorresponding straight line from m to m, so that when the collar is wornthe body or neck of the wearer opposite the shoulders pressing againstthe lower sides of the band at (Z (I will raise it and cause the body ofthe collar, more especially at and near the front opening, 2, to inclineinwardly or toward the neck of the wearer, thereby detracting greatlyfrom its ap pearance.

The flap of the ordinary collar, when the same is made with a flap, isnarrow, of the same width throughout, and turned down on the inside ofthe band, the folding line or crease on which it is folded beingstraight, so that when the collar is bent into circular form for use theflap will be corrugated or wrinkled, and hence rendered veryuncomfortable to the wearer.

My invention is designed to obviate these difficulties or objections andalso to enhance the appearance of the collar, and to that end I cut thecollar at the lower edge of the band and outer edge of the flap onupwardly-curved parallel lines, form an upwardly-curved folding creasebetween the band and flap which has a greater curvature than the curveat the lower edge of the band,and turn the flap down on the outside,instead of the inside, of the band. By cutting out or curving the bandon its lower edge from a: to a: the collar will maintain a verticalposition when in use, and by forming the crease O on a greater curvethan the curve of the lower edge of the collar, curv- 5 ing said creaseupwardly and turning the flap down on the outside of the band, the flapis not only prevented from corrugating or wrinkling, but is caused tohug the band closely and prevented from flaring or standing off at anangle from the same when in use. The curve 0 being formed as described,or so as to make the band A narrower at its center than it is at itsends, and the flap B wider at its center than at its ends, causes astrain to be exerted diagonally on the flap B from the center at a toeither corner at k on the dotted lines at t, thereby making the flap setsmoothly around the band when it is folded down, and preventing itscorners on from flaring or standing out at an angle to the body of theband when the collar is in use.

The ends of the flap on a full size collar are, made very narrow, orpreferably about threeeighths of an inch in width, the back of the flapat its center being about an eighth of an inch wider than the ends,although these widths may be varied somewhat, if desired. The opening 2between the ends of the band may also be varied in width, or the collarso formed that said opening will be entirely closed, if desired.

The collar is provided with button or stud holes 9 and suitably embossedin imitation of stitches; but the latter may be omitted, if desired.

I do not confine myself to forming the crease C on a curved line, as itmay be made straight, if desired, although I deem it preferable to curveit.

I am aware that it is not new, broadly, to provide a standing collarwith a flap at the upper edge of its band folded down on a curved linewhose curvature is less than that of the lower edge of said band, andhence I make no claim to the same, the novel feature of the presentinvention consisting in a flap wider at its center than at its ends.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is As an improvedarticle of manufacture, the ladys collar herein described, composed ofpaper or cloth-faced paper, the same comprising a band, a flap integraltherewith and extending throughout the length thereof, the outer edgesof said members being on parallel upward curves, and said collar beingprovided with an upwardly-curved folding-crease between said mcmbers,the arc of said crease be ing smaller than that of the edges, and a cape

